Toilet-paper cabinet



May 29., 1923.

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May 29, 1923.

' C. FISHER TOILET PAPER CABINET Filed Sept. 18 1920 3 She-etS-Sheet JNVENTOR:

ATTORNEYS' 1` @MEQ pm@ J Patented May 29, 1923.

CHARLES FISHER, OF CHICAGO,l LLINOIS Assranoa or ONE-THIRD To ALBERT C; l GRUNWALD, AND CNE-THIRD To CARL n. CA'aLsEN, BOTH or CHICAGO, rLLINoIs.

TOILET-PAPER CABINET..

Application ledseptember To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that I, CHAnLes FISHER, a citizen of the United States, residing at 8100 Carroll Ave., Chicago,in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented a new and useful lmprovement in Toilet-Paper Cabinets, of which the following is a specification. f

`This invention relates particularly to toilet-paper cabinets; and thepprimary object is to provide an improved cabinet into which packages of toilet-paper may be introduced in a very convenient manner, and which. will serve to feed the sheets of paper from the'cabinet with ease and certainty.

The rinvention is illustrated in its preferred embodiment in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. l represents a vertical sectional view of a toiletpaper cabinet emhodyingthe invention, the cabinet being'shown provided with a package of toilet-paper; Fig. 2, a sectional view showing oneof the pairs vof feed rolls employed, the section being taken as indicated by line 2 of Fig. 6'; Fig. 3, a broken side elevational view of the cabinet, the view illustrating a feature employed for indicating 4when it is desirable to replenish the cabinet; Fig. il, a View similar to Fig. 3, but showing only a portion of the main section of the casing, that is with the coversection removed; Fig. 5, a broken rear view of the upper portion of the main section of the casing, illustrating the manner in. which a supporting bladev or hook is attached; Fig. 6, an inner face view of the cover-section or closure, of the cabinet, showing the paper-- actuated mechanism mounted thereon; Fig. 7, an inner View of the main section ofthe cabinet, showing a follower' mounted therein; Fig. 8, a plan section taken as indicated at line 8 of Fig. l; Fig. 9, a broken side elevational View of the lower portion of the device, showing the closure in the open position; Fig. 10, a broken sectional View taken as indicated at line l() o f Fig. 9; and Fig. ll, a brokenview showing a detail of the locking-device employed. v

In the construction illustrated, A represents amain casing-section adapted to be supported on a vertical wall; A', al paperfollower, or presser-member mounted in thel casing-section A; A2, a paper support .orholder mounted in the` upper portion of the .member A; B, a front or outer casing-secwall ofthe closure B; and C, a l'ockadapted 1a, 17920.` serial 'No'. 411,236.

tion; or closure, havingits lower. portioii connected, by pintles l to the lower-portion of the member A; B', paper-feeding mechanism mounted on` the inner 4sideofv the'front to releasably connect together `the Qupper portions of the casing-sections.

'ook' The main' or back casing-section A,A in the` i" form shown, comprises la rear wall 2I and side walls 3. rlhe member maybe conveniently formed of sheet metal. The'y lowerend` of v the rear wall 2 isnformedl to provide a cylindrical hinge member 2a whichreceivem` the pintles l.` The v'upper-.edge portion of@ the rear'walljls curved into cylindrical form, as indicatedl at 2b by the locking-device C'..

struck inwardly. at points near thewcenter,`

C and the member 2? ,prof -vided with slots 29 adapted to be engaged as indicated at 3?. n-thedepressions thus..

formed yare provided perforations 3f,"an dV these perforations are covered by transparf ent plates 3c, which preferably are of glass. These 4plates are held in place bymhig's 'Sag (See Fig. l). The'openings 3b arel sightopenings, enabling one to look intovthe interiorfof the casing to ascertain when it vis necessary to replenish the supply ofpapei. It may be added that the 'inwardlystruck portions of the metal laiord guidesfor the lateral edges ofthe paper, and clearance is` afforded for the arms of the follower-spring.

The follower A is shown as comprising a,

sheet metal plate provided at j itsedges with rearwardly turned flangesv At. The ,fol-

lower is actuated by acoil spring 5 having long arms 5L whose extremities are turned inwardlytowards each otherI and pivotally connected; as indicated at 5b, with'the sidev flanges of the "follower-plate 4, at'point's between the upper and lower pairs'of feed-Y rolls. The coil spring 5 encircles arod vor core 5C which is heldin place kby a lip on the base portionof the paper support or 4holder A2. y The coil spring is locatedy in theupper `portionof the casing, adjacent vthe rear wall 2. The spring has a central loop portion 51 i which bears against the rearwall of the casing, and thus tension is ,place'd'upon the spring. y The ends of the rod 5c abutagainst lthe inner surfaces of the side flanges V3 of thel casing-memberA.l f The casing-member A 1has. its sideviianges 3 struck inwardly.. near` their lower, ends,

,pintles 1 extend.

kpressed portions 6 of the flanges 3.

The front section of the case, that is, the closure B, comprises a front wall 8 and side Iflanges 8, which telescope over the side flanges 3 of the rear casing-section. The front'edges of the flanges 3 are prefer- .ably of the curved outline shown in Fig.

1, and the front wall 8 of the cover is correspondingly curvedl or bowed. The lower rear corners of the flanges 82L are provided with perforations 8b through which the The pintles are in the form of small rivets which extend through the perforations mentioned and are forced into the barrel or pivot portion 2EL of the rear casing-section as will be readily understood from Fig. 10. The depressions 6 of the flanges 3 of lthe rear casing-section are provided with stops 9, formed by slitting the metal and striking small portions of the metal outwardly as will be understood from eFigs. 9 and 10. The stops 9 are adapted to Abe engaged by studs 10 with which the flanges 8 of the cover-section are provided near their' lower ends and some distance from t-he pivot point 1. Thus, the coversect-ion is adapted to be supported by the stops'mentioned in the open position shown in Fig. 9.

The paper supporting and retaining device A2 preferably is in the form of a bzladelike arm 11 which has a tapered, or spearlike, extremity 11a and is adaptedto extend through a slit in the upper end portion of the package of paper. The supportingmember A2 serves as a. retainer for the paper and has a hook or shoulder 11b adapted to prevent the paper from slipping off' the end of the blade. The member A2 is formed with an enlarged base portion 11c whose rear vertical edge bears against the inner ysurface of the rear wall 2 of the rear casing-section A. The Vwall 2 is provided with perforations (see Fig. 5) 12 through which extend clinching lugs 12a with which the rear end of the member A2 is equipped. These lugs extend through said perforations and are clinched on the rear side of the wall 2. thus firmly connecting the member A2 with the rear wall of the member A.

The front casing-section, or closure B isv provided atits lower end with a rearwardly -paper maybe Served.

The paper-feeding mechanism B', in the nailed .in the bearing 13b;

form shown comprises a mounting plate 18 which is secured by rivets 18a to the front wall S, said plate being equipped at its lateral or vertical edge portions with pairs of Abearings 13", 13C and 13d; paper-engaging rollers 14.- mounted on a shaft 1.a `iouran upper pair of paper-engaging rollers 15, mounted on a shaft '15L journalled in the bearings 13d;

and an intermediate shaft 16 journalled in the bearings 13c and equipped with a gear 1T which meshes with gears 18 on the shafts 1e and 15a. The gears mentioned are firmly secured on the shafts. The intermediate gear 17 is rigidly connected with a knurled thumb wheel 17a. If desired, the gear 17 and actuating wheel 172L may be formed integrally with eac-h other. The wheel 17a is yadapted to project slightly through a slot 19 through the plate 13 and the front wall 8 of the casing. ings for the shafts preferably are of spring metal, and may be sprung apart to enable the shafts to be removed or 'inserted at will. Each of the paper-engaging rollers is preferably of the construction illustrated in F ig. 2. For example, each of the rollers 14- comprises a pair of flanged, cup-shaped members 14h forced onto the shaft 1li,thus providing a channelled rim on which is mounted a rubber-band or tire 14K The rubber-band affords a Yfriction surface adapted to engage the paper and provides for a friction feed. The rollers are adapted to feed the paper downwardly, and are prevented from retrograde movement by a pawl 20 pivotally mountedon the plate 13, as will be readily understood from Fig. 1.

The package of toilet-paper is designated D. It comprises a plurality of. sheets of paper disposed in the form of a package in the casing. in unfolded condition. This package of paper is provided centrally near its upper end with a slit, or narrow slot, through which the paper supporting member 11 extends. The outermost or front sheet of paper shown in the cabinet is designated 21. and the next succeeding sheet is designated Q2. To feed the paper fromthe cabinet the outermost sheet may be fed down-- the actuation of the rolls 15. which will operate to feed the succeeding sheet of paper downwardly a. short distance, thus causing the lower end to protrude from the lower end of the casing. After the outermost sheet The beary 4'.ll`r5 wardly by turning the thumb-wheel 17L in providing period of passes from contact with the lower rollers 14, the feeding operation of the device B ceases, and the sheet'of paper 22 is left protruding a sufficient distance kto enable it to be readilygrasped to enable the -machine to be operated again. lt will be noted that the package of paper D is introduced between the spring-pressed follower A and the feed rolls lfl and 15. The arms 5a of thespring 5 are preferably connected with'the follower A' at a point somewhat below a point midway between the pairs of feedfrolls, thus for somewhat greater pressure on pair of feed-rolls. During that the operation of withdrawing a sheet from the cabinet after the sheet has become disengaged from the upper rollers the lower 15. the rollers 15, being now actuated from the rollers 14 through the medium of the gearing, operate to draw the succeeding sheet of paper downwardly, causing said sheet to be split by the retaining bladey 11, thus liber-r ating it therefrom. The friction exerted on the sheet of paper engaged directlybyV the rollers 15 is sufficient to feed it downwardly and cause the paper to tear or split at the blade, but is not sufficient to affect the neXt succeeding sheet of paper, that is, a sheet not `engaged by the rollers 15. Thus, the mechanism will serve to deliver one sheet at a time and cause the second sheet to bev initially fed into position to enable it to be readily grasped.

The locking-device C may be of any def 'f sired form. In the form shown, it comprises a lock-casing 23 secured to the inner side of a top flange 8e with which the closure is provided and a pair of latch members 24C mounted in the casing 2S, as shown in Fig. 11. The latch members are mounted on pivots 25 and equipped with springs 26. The extremities of the latch members or pawls 24 are separated some distance and provided with beveled surfaces 24a. pawls are adapted to engage a portion 27 of the wall of the member 2b, that is the portion of the wall which is disposed between the two slots 2C as shown in Fig. 11. The lock-casing is also provided with a key-barrel 2S which receives the key 29. The key is adapted to separate the latch members against the force of the springs 2G, thus enabling the cover-section to be opened.

lt may be added that as the paper is served from the cabinet, the follower A moves slowly away from the rear wall 2, and becomes exposed to View through openings 30 in the side flanges 8fL of the casing, these openings 30 register with the openings in b in the side flanges 3. Thus, an observer is able to judge when it is desirable to introduce a fresh package of paper into the cabinet.

lt may be stated also that it is preferred to provide the cover-section with mean'sfor `manufactured at moderate cost.

The extremities of the i pressing the upper portion-of the package of paper away from the shoulder llb'of the l paper supporting device. The means for this purpose ypreferably comprises affi'ngerv 31` carried by the lock-casing 23. lThe finger 51 projects downwardly from thefront edgeof the lock-casing,`as shownin Fig. 1, and the extremity of the finger Just clears the ger 11. Thus, when the closure 13 is moved kprojecting end ofthe paper-supporting fintothe closed position, it presses the upper end of the package rearwardly, so that when a sheet of paperis withdrawn it will split cleanly and no bits of paper will be torn off andL caused tolodge inthe crotch 11b of thev is lying substantially in a flatplane. The

device is adapted to feed the most fragile or delicate sheetsy without failure. struction is'simple, and thev devicelmay be In practice, packages of toilet-paper will besupplied vfor use in the cabinet having provision for-enabling avpackage to be slippedrover the supporting member 11 with the utmost facility.

It may be'added that a fresh lpackage of..y

paper may be introduced into the cabinet'v before the supply in the. cabinet has become wholly exhausted, such sheets as remain in the cabinet being simply pressed back by the fresh package when it is introduced. Thus,

provision s'made for a continuous supplyof paper, as it is practicable to introduce a fresh package whilev a considerable portion of the package which is vbeing served `still remains in the cabinet.

The rear wall 2 of the casing-member A is shown provided wit-hslots 32 to facilitate attachment 'to a wall or'suitable' support. ln Fig. V9,' the member A is assumed to be attached to a wall 33, by any suitable means'.

lt will be understood that :the'improved cabinet may be adapted tothe purposel of serving paper towels, it being only necessary to provide af cabinet of large enough `dimensions for this purpose. It will lbe understood, `of course, that for such service the paperv towels may be folded, if desired, before being prepared as a package for introduction into` the cabinet.

The foregoing detailed description has been given for clearness of understandin only, and no unnecessary limitationshoul be understood therefrom, but the appended ins viio

claims should be construed as broadly as "i l permissible in view of the prior art.

lWhat I regard as new, and desire to se.

cure by Letters Patent, is:

1. In means of the character set forth, the" combination l, 'of a casing,v paper-holding ing. and paper-feeding means. comprising upper paper-engaging roll, a fer paperengaging roll, both et said rollormally engaging the package et paper, and an intermediate shaft geared to said rolle. 'and equipped with an actuating member accessible through a slot in said closure.

ln means of the character set i'orth the combination of a rear casing-section equipped at its upper portion with immovable paper-supportingmea and equipped also below said paper-supporting means Awith a spring-pressed follower, aA closure having its lower end portion pii/'otalhT connected with the lower portion oi said rear casingsection, means for releasibly locking the closure in the closed position1 and paperi'eeding mechanism comprising gear-connected upper and lower feed-rolls mounted on the inner side of the front wall of the closure, :both of. said feed-rolls bearing normally on a package of paper interposed between them and said follower.

3. ln means of the Character set forth, the combination of a rear casing-section comprising a. rear wall and side flanges, a papersupporting member rigidly attached to and projecting forwardly from the upper portion oic said rear wall, a follower disposed adjacent the rear wall, a closure comprising a iront wall and side walls teleseopically embraeingthe side walls of the rear casing-see tion, and'eed mechanism disposed adjacent the 'ti-ont wall et the closure and comprising upper and lower feed rollers and an interposed actuating roller geared thereto, said actuating roller being accessilirle through a slot in the AFront wall oli said closure.

fl. ln means ott the character set forth, the combination of a rear casing-section, a iront easing-section having its lower end portion pivotally connected with the lower end por- !iou oi: the rear casingsectiom means for gre a re 5. ln means of the character set forth, the .combination of a rear casing-section equipped at its upper end with a paper-impaling arm, a follower mounted in said casingsection below said arm7 a cover-section haring its lower end portion pivotally connected t i the lower end portion ot the rear casing and equipped at its upper end with means for pressing rearwardly the upper end of a package of paper supported by said impaling arm7 and paper-feeding means mounted in said cover-section.

6` In means oi the character set forthj the combination of a casing, papersupporting blade mounted in the upper portion thereof, a follower in the rear portion of' the casing below the paper-supporting blade, a package or" sheets ot paper disposed in front of said i'ollower and havingr the upper end thereof provided with a slit-engaging said papersupporting means, and feed mechanism mounted in front of the package of paper and comprising' a lower paper-engaging roll adapted to be actuated by a sheet of paper, and an upper paper-engaging roll geared to and out of contact with and actuated by the lower rolh the upper roll being adapted to produce the initial feed oit' a second sheet ot paper during actuation oit the mechanism bj; a sheet ot paper being withdrawn Jfrom the Casin CHARLES FISHE i. 

